Ed, I've had emails similar to that, from both Pay Pal and EBay, asking me to confirm account information. I didn't bother to check them out because they didn't pass the smell test to begin with. I'm glad you followed through. Thanks for posting!
Fairways and Greens, Cub ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Reeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "clubmaker online" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 4:54 PM Subject: ShopTalk: Not Golf - PayPal scam > FYI - I got an e-mail from "PayPal" that said my account > was being held because of an invalid credit card or some > such. They wanted me to login to a site and provide my > credit card info. The mail was addressed to "Dear PayPal User" > > I checked with PayPal and they confirmed that it was a scam. > > Check out http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/email-security-outside > for characteristics of fraudulent e-mails > > One key thing is that valid PayPal e-mails address you by name. > > /Ed > >
